Code-Mixing and Borrowing in a New York Puerto Rican Community: A Cross-Generational Study.

Torres, Lourdes

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ERIC Number: EJ407110

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Publication Date: 1989

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Code-Mixing and Borrowing in a New York Puerto Rican Community: A Cross-Generational Study.

Torres, Lourdes

World Englishes, v8 n3 p419-32 Win 1989

Examines code mixing and borrowing across two generations of New York Puerto Ricans, and explores the possibility of existence of a lifecycle of language use in the community. (26 references) (Author/OD)

Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Discourse Analysis, English, Language Patterns, Language Research, Language Variation, Linguistic Borrowing, Puerto Ricans, Sociolinguistics, Spanish

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New York

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